Chumming for tuna. Small fish, usually the nehu, a type of anchovy, are thrown in the water to bring the tunas near the ship.

Pacific Ocean Central

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Japanese fishermen identified by towel wrapped around their head (hachimaki). Here a group of Japanese fishermen are taking on a load of frozen tuna bait ( saury, Cololabis saira), preparatory for a fishing trip that could last as long as 40 days.

American Samoa, Pago Pago

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Unloading frozen tuna from fishing vessel on the cannery docks at Pago Pago.

Hawaiian fishermen aboard the Hawaiian sampan BUCCANEER mend bait nets at sea while cruising on the fishing grounds. The fisherman in the foreground wears the straw hat and blue denim kimono traditional in the fishery.

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Preparing to brail a tuna purse seine

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Albacore tuna taken by trolling

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Landing large tuna on BCF research vessel

Hawaii

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Removing albacore tuna from a gillnet

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Two-pole method of landing medium size tuna

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Landing a yellowfin tuna aboard the BCF research vessel UNDAUNTED

British West Indies, St. Vincent 1966 winter

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Preparing to gaff large tuna for bringing on board.

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2- to 3- day old larval kawakawa, Euthynnus affinis, which resulted from eggs taken from a female fish that was induced to attain spawning condition by hormone injections. The ripe eggs were fertilized with milt stripped from a ripe male.